- How Protesting a Facebook Suicide Turned a Coder Into a Chinese Folk HeroIt started at a memorial at Facebook’s Menlo Park campus for a colleague, also from China, who killed himself by jumping from the fourth floor of a company building.
- FCC: There Is ‘Overwelming Support’ for Short, 911-Like Suicide Prevention HotlineWith suicides on the rise, the U.S. government wants to make the national crisis hotline easier to reach. Once implemented, people will just need to dial 988 to seek help. Currently, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline uses a 10-digit number, 800-273-TALK (8255). Callers are routed to one of 163 crisis centers, where counselors answered 2.2 million […]
- Girls’ Suicide Spike Is Raising Questions About the Role of Social MediaGirls' use of social media could be “more likely to result in interpersonal stress,” a factor in youth suicide, say two leading researchers.
- Global Suicide Rate Is Down More Than One Third Since 1990, New Study ShowsSuicide rates have gone down most notably in China, Denmark, and the Philippines.
- Instagram Chief Admits the Company Needs to Do Much More to Protect Users From Harmful Content"The bottom line is we do not yet find enough of these images before they’re seen by other people."
- CDC: Construction Workers Have Highest Suicide Rate in U.S.Measured by occupation, librarians and teachers have the lowest suicide rates.
- Suicide, Including With Guns, Twice as Common as HomicideThe research debunks common myths about homicide and suicide rates.
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